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Preferred term

Wind chests  

Definition

  • Broad, shallow, airtight wooden cases within pipe organs that receive wind from the bellows and distribute it by means of channels or grooves to the pipes of a division [AAT 94]

Entry terms

  • ORGAN SOUNDBOARDS
  • SOUND BOARDS, ORGANS
  • Soundboards, organs
  • SOUNDING BOARDS, ORGANS
  • WIND BOXES
  • WIND-BOXES
  • WIND-CHESTS

Notation

  • 113116

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-BBWR2WR4-X

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